Franz Josef Schnaubelt (29 June 1914–2 June 1994; age 79), a German technical artist, was the author and illustrator of both the Star Trek Star Fleet Technical Manual and the Star Trek Blueprints. The two Random House-Ballantine Books publications, which he wrote and illustrated under the names Franz Joseph and Franz Joseph Designs and which were both published in 1975, helped spawn a continuing interest in both the futuristic technology depicted on Star Trek and the schematics thereof.
External links
- 1999 Interview with Karen Dick (Franz Joseph's daughter), concerning his Star Trek works, at TrekPlace.com
- 1982 Interview with Franz Joseph, conducted by Paul Newitt, at TrekPlace.com
- 1976 Interview with Franz Joseph, conducted by Gerry Williams and Penny Durrans, at TrekPlace.com